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Development Through the Lifespan, 3/E
ISBN-10: 0205391575
ISBN-13: 9780205391578
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Copyright: 2004
Format: Cloth; 816 pp
Published: 07/24/2003
This item has been replaced by Development Through the Lifespan, 5/E.
Development Through the Lifespan continues to lead the market with its currency, clarity, solid research, and rich examples of human development.
Laura Berk, renowned professor and researcher in the field of human development, has revised the text with new pedagogy, a heightened emphasis on the interplay between biology and environment, and expanded coverage of biology, culture, and social issues, while emphasizing the lifespan perspective of development.
Students are provided with an especially clear and coherent understanding of the sequence and underlying processes of human development, emphasizing the interrelatedness of all domains—physical, cognitive, emotional, social—throughout the text narrative and in special features.
While carefully considering the complexities of human development, Berk presents classic and emerging theories in an especially clear, engaging writing style, with a multitude of research-based, real-world, and cross-cultural examples. Strengthening the connections between application and theory or research, this edition's extensive revision brings forth the most recent scholarship in the field, representing the changing field of human development.
“Biology and Environment” boxes (see “New to This Edition”) present a balanced, interconnected view of key biological and environmental influences on development.
“Cultural Influences” boxes emphasize multicultural and cross-cultural variations in development.
“Social Issues” boxes underscore the influence of social policy on all aspects of development.
“A Lifespan Vista” boxes highlight topics that have long-term implications for development or involve intergenerational issues. These underscore the book's key theme of the lifespan perspective (that development continues across the lifespan).
New Grade Aid student workbook (study guide) features chapter summaries, learning objectives, study questions organized according to major headings in the text, “Ask Yourself” questions that also appear in the text, crossword puzzles for mastering important terms, and multiple-choice self-tests.
Revised Companion Website offers support for students through practice tests, annotated Weblinks, learning objectives, suggested readings, flashcard vocabulary building activities, an area to answer the text's “Ask Yourself” questions, including the opportunity for students to submit their answers then see a model response. (http://www.ablongman.com/berk)
New Research Navigator Guide for Psychology provides tips, resources, activities and URLs to help students succeed in the Lifespan Development course. Also included in every copy is auser access code for a six-month subscription to the Research Navigator online database.
New Research Navigator online database allows users access to thousands of full-text scholarly articles from psychology journals like Child Development, Developmental Psychology, and Applied Developmental Science, as well as articles from popular magazines and newspapers like The New York Times, Newsweek, and USA Today. A free Research Navigator Access code is found in every copy of Research Navigator Guide for Psychology (see above).
Instructor's Resource Manual features thoroughly revised materials to enrich classroom presentations, including At-a-Glance grids, chapter summaries, learning objectives, lecture outlines, lecture enhancements, learning activities, Ask Yourself questions with sample answers, suggested student readings, and media materials.
Testbank contains essay questions and over 2,000 multiple-choice questions, each of which is page referenced to chapter content.
Computerized Testbank, in easy-to-use TestGen EQ format with full editing capabilities, lets instructors prepare tests for printing as well as for network and online testing. Dual Platform CD-ROM.
Transparencies. Two hundred full-color transparencies taken from the text and other sources are referenced in the Instructor's Resource Manual.
PowerPoint CD-ROM offers electronic slides of lecture outlines and illustrations from the textbook and allows instructors to customize content. Also contains digitized instructor's manual.
Digital Media Archive. This collection of media assets—including charts, graphs, tables, and figures, audio, and video clips—assists instructors in creating dynamic presentations.
“Lifespan Development in Action” Observation Program. Laura E. Berk has revised and expanded this real-life videotape, containing hundreds of observation segments that illustrate the many theories, concepts, and milestones of human development. New additions include Childbirth, Adolescent Friendship and confronting a life-threatening illness in early adulthood. An Observation Guide helps students use the video in conjunction with the textbook, deepening their understanding and applying what they have learned to everyday life. (The videotape and Observation Guide are free to instructors who adopt the text and are available to students at a discount when packaged with the text).
New “A Window on Lifespan Development.” This new videotape—containing two hours of un-narrated observational footage of infancy through adulthood—complements the Observation Program (see above), providing students additional real-life examples of human development.
Video Workshop.
Each chapter contains in-text glossary, “Chapter Outline,” “Summary,” “Important Terms and Concepts,” and “FYI—For Further Information and Help.”
1. History, Theory, and Research Strategies.


"Students would love this bookit's a joy to read! While Berk offers salient and up-to-date information rooted in a solid research base, she does not excessively weight discussion with jargon. Rather, she beautifully illustrates concepts through rich examples." Edythe H. Schwartz, California State University, Sacramento
"I adopt this book for my Human Development course because it presents a comprehensive and even-handed survey of the theoretical and empirical issues that are central to the study of human development in a way that is accessible and interesting to my students." Caty von Karolyi, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire
"There is a fluidity in the writing style that is superior to other textbooks I have examined." Karl Hennig, St. Francis Xavier University
"Berk's coverage of topics in this chapter (17) is far superior to what appears in the leading social gerontology textbooks. The material is presented in a much clearer and interesting format by Berk. She has excellent writing skills and relates very well to students." Dale A Lund, University of Utah
"Extremely well-written with a good balance between being readable, accessible, and yet presenting the complexities of studying human behavior." Laurie Gottlieb, McGill University
". . . the students like it and actually read it. They enjoy the vignettes, which encourage application to real-life situations." Nancy White, Youngstown State University
". . . an excellent survey of classic and contemporary work. It is very impressive in its comprehensiveness yet it also benefits from a fluidity of exposition that is remarkable." Dana Plude, University of Maryland, College Park
"Berk's style of writing is very clear and easy to understand. My students have, semester after semester, expressed approval for [Berk's] clear writing style. Using real examples of children's behavior brings the material to life and my students appreciate it." Deborah M. Chargois, Jacksonville State University
"What I like most about Development Through the Lifespan are the real-life stories. They show people's triumphs and accomplishments and how they overcame their struggles. It gives you a better understanding and more descriptive information that make you want to read more and helps you really understand more." Paulette Gordon, Student, Valencia Community College
"Overall it is easy reading that helps you to understand the material without being overloaded by the terminology. It is a very conceptually appealing book." Sarah Condie, Student, Salt Lake Community College
Every season holds the opportunity for new growth. . .
Laura Berk, renowned professor and researcher in the field of human development, has revised this text with new pedagogy, a heightened emphasis on the interplay between biology and environment, and expanded coverage of biology, culture and social issues, while emphasizing the lifespan perspective of development.
What readers are saying. . .
Students would love this book-it's a joy to read! While Berk offers salient and up-to-date information rooted in a solid research base, she does not excessively weight discussion with jargon. Rather, she beautifully illustrates concepts through rich examples. -Edythe H. Schwartz, California State University-Sacramento
Berk's coverage of topics in this chapter (17) is far superior to what appears in the leading social gerontology textbooks. The material is presented in a much clearer and interesting format by Berk. She has excellent writing skills and relates very well to students. -Dale A. Lund, San Diego State University
There is a fluidity in the writing style that is superior to other textbooks I have examined. -Karl Hennig, St. Francis Xavier University
Extremely well-written with a good balance between being readable, accessible, and yet presenting the complexities of studying human behavior. -Laurie Gottlieb, McGill University
. . . the students like it and actually read it. They enjoy the vignettes, which encourage application to real life situations. -Nancy White, Youngstown State University
. . . an excellent survey of classic and contemporary work. It is very impressive in its comprehensiveness yet it also benefits from a fluidity of exposition that is remarkable. -Dana Plude, University of Maryland, College Park
Berk's style of writing is very clear and easy to understand. My students have, semester after semester, expressed approval for Berk's clear writing style. Using real examples of children's behavior brings the material to life and my students appreciate it. -Deborah M. Chargois, Jacksonville State University
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